Category Archives: Paranormal

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Toni Davis’s Christmas wish list

1. Springing my best friend from the psych ward.

2. Living somewhere that doesn’t have coffins in the basement. Occupied coffins.

3. Finding Mr. Right. Please make him tall, dark, handsome, and alive.

This Christmas isn’t so merry for Toni. Her best friend’s been locked up in a mental hospital ever since she told the police she was attacked by vampires, and the only way for Toni to get her out is to prove that bloodsuckers really do exist. So she’s taken a job as a bodyguard for the Undead, but she gets more than she bargained for, especially when she meets Ian MacPhie, a Scottish rascal looking for Ms. Right.

Although Ian’s nearly five centuries old, he looks and acts like a twenty-seven-year-old hunk.

How can a dead man be so damn sexy? Could Mr. Wrong be Mr. Right? One forbidden kiss could lead to an eternity of passion—and all it takes is one moment under the mistletoe . . . (from Goodreads)

I was glad to see that Ian finally got his own story.  I am still bothered by how quickly the woman (and in a previous book, man) go from wanting to kill all the vampires to falling in love with one.  For Pete’s sake, Emma was nearly raped and murdered by Malcontents just a few days earlier and now she is madly in love with Ian.  Oh well, it was a great book anyway.

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Three signs that something is very different with your new man:

1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he’s so attentive at night.

2. He’s attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own.

3. He never seems to age.

Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger. There’s something not quite right about Jean-Luc, but still, she’s never been with a man so charming, so attractive . . . so wonderful. Now if only a murderous villain wasn’t after them, they might get their happily-ever-after. (from Goodreads)

This is one of  my favorite books in this series.  There is something about Heather and her “yeah, right” personality that I love.  The idea of a French fashion designer vampire appeals to me too.

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If it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost five hundred years and it’s not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA’s elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she’s a vampire slayer, intent on killing the “monsters” who killed her parents. And it’s Angus’s job to stop her.

The only good vampire is a dead vampire. It’s been Emma’s motto since she committed her life to the destruction of these things. Now Angus MacKay wants to convince her differently.

Sure, he’s a sexy Highland warrior who seems to have stepped off the cover of a romance novel, complete with brogue, kilt, and sword, but he’s also one of them. And it’s her job to kill him.

The war is on, but will it end in the destruction of one or both of them . . . or in total surrender to a passion for the ages? (from Goodreads)

I am not sure which is less believable . . . women who have no idea that vampires are real and then promptly fall in love with one or those who are vampire slayers who “promptly fall in love with one.”  It’s a good thing these books are so much fun because they certainly ask for a suspension of disbelief.  Now what does it say about me that I am bothered more about the relationship development than the existence of vampires?

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This is actually just one of the stories in the Sugarplums and Scandal anthology.  Maggie is one of Roman’s original harem and Don Orlando is the vampire’s favorite heart throb on the Digital Vampire Network.

This story has some really dumb twists, but for some reason that made it even better.  I wish the author had written this story as a full length novel rather than an entry in an anthology because there was room for a lot more plot development.

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Who says a vamp can’t have it all?

Darcy Newhart thought it was a stroke of genius – the first–ever reality TV show where mortals vie with vampires for the title of The Sexiest Man on Earth. As the show’s director, Darcy’s career would be on track again. And she can finally have a life apart from the vampire harem. Okay, so she’s still technically dead, but two out of three’s not bad. Now she just has to make sure that a mortal doesn’t win. If only she wasn’t so distracted by a super–sexy and live contestant named Austin…

But Darcy doesn’t know the worst of it. Austin Erickson is actually a vampire slayer! And he’s got his eye on the show’s leggy blond director. Only problem is, he’s never wanted any woman – living or dead – as badly. But if he wins her heart, will he lose his soul? And if it means an eternity of hot, passionate loving with Darcy, does that really matter anyway? (from Goodreads)

I love this series.  It is light and fun and has no socially redeeming value.  However, this book, and yes I know it is only book two, is not one of my favorites.

Darcy is a whiner.  She may not whine out loud, but she never lets herself be happy.  Dying didn’t change the other vampires personalities so drastically, so why did it hers?  Bpy that sounds weird no matter how you look at it.

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So what if he’s a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? Yes, Roman Draganesti is a vampire, but a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn’t have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop–sided eater for all eternity.

Things aren’t going well for Shanna Whelan either…After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she’s next on their hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she’s afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she’s found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman’s fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her… (from Goodreads)

There are nine and a half books in this series and I have read all but the most recent before.  Some of them I have read  multiple times.  I love this series.  It is light, funny and has a good romance.  Each book flows well into the next and I get to meet old friends again.

There will be another new book in March 2011, so I expect I will be re-reading them all again in about six months.